Amendments proposed to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Mr David Heath
Dr Evan Harris

172

*Clause     56,     page     30,     line     32,     leave out 'expedient' and insert 'necessary'.

   

Mr David Heath
Dr Evan Harris

100

Clause     56,     page     30,     leave out lines 37 to 39 and insert 'a legally qualified prosecutor in the employ of the Director of Public Prosections, SOCA or the Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office.'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

212

*Clause     56,     page     30,     line     37,     leave out 'a constable' and insert 'a police officer who is not below the rank of superintendent.'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

207

*Clause     56,     page     30,     line     38,     leave out paragraph (b).

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

208

*Clause     56,     page     30,     line     43,     leave out paragraph (a).

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

209

*Clause     56,     page     30,     line     45,     leave out paragraph (b).

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

210

*Clause     57,     page     31,     line     20,     leave out paragraph (b).

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

211

*Clause     57,     page     32,     line     17,     at end insert—

    '(5)(A)   A person may not be required under section 56 to produce any document or information provided to them under a duty of confidentiality in respect of it.'.

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

213

*Clause     59,     page     32,     line     37,     leave out 'criminal'.

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

215

*Clause     60,     page     33,     line     37,     leave out from 'to' to 'state' in line 38.

   

Mr David Heath
Dr Evan Harris

173

*Clause     60,     page     33,     line     44,     at end insert 'in order to take possession of, preserve or prevent interference with the documents specified.'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

214

*Clause     60,     page     34,     line     10,     at end insert—

'(c)	there shall be liberty to apply to the court granting the warrant by any interested party for the return of the original documents or device,'.

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Mr David Heath
Dr Evan Harris

174

*Clause     65,     page     36,     line     34,     leave out paragraph (e).

   

Mr David Heath
Dr Evan Harris

175

*Clause     65,     page     36,     line     36,     leave out 'or a person designated by him under subsection (4)(e).'.

   

Mr David Heath
Dr Evan Harris

176

*Clause     65,     page     36,     line     39,     leave out 'or a person designated by him under subsection (4)(e)'.

   

Mr David Heath
Dr Evan Harris

177

*Clause     65,     page     37,     line     2,     at end add—

    '(8)   If evidence on the basis of information of any description given by a person to whom an immunity notice has been given is admitted to court proceedings, the court must be advised of the circumstances.'.

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Mr David Heath
Dr Evan Harris

178

*Clause     66,     page     37,     line     19,     leave out 'or a person designated by him under section 65(4)(e)'.

   

Mr David Heath
Dr Evan Harris

179

*Clause     66,     page     37,     line     22,     leave out 'or a person designated by him under section 65(4)(e)'.

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Caroline Flint

167

*Clause     67,     page     37,     line     31,     after 'agreement', insert 'made with a specified prosecutor'.

   

Caroline Flint

168

*Clause     67,     page     38,     line     34,     at end insert—

    '(9)   An agreement with a specified prosecutor may provide for assistance to be given to that prosecutor or to any other prosecutor.

    (10)   References to a specified prosecutor must be construed in accordance with section 65.'.

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Caroline Flint

169

*Clause     68,     page     39,     line     8,     leave out from first 'sentence' to 'and' in line 9.

   

Caroline Flint

170

*Clause     68,     page     39,     line     34,     after 'References', insert '—

(a)	to a written agreement are to an agreement made in writing with a specified prosecutor;'.

   

Caroline Flint

171

*Clause     68,     page     40,     line     9,     leave out 'and (8)' and insert '(8) and (9)'.

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

201

*Clause     69,     page     40,     line     14,     leave out 'a magistrates' court or'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

202

*Clause     69,     page     40,     line     39,     leave out subsection (6).

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

203

*Clause     70,     page     41,     line     2,     leave out from first 'the' to 'Court'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

204

*Clause     70,     page     41,     line     18,     leave out subsection (6).

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

205

*Clause     72,     page     42,     line     15,     leave out 'convicted' and insert 'sentenced'.

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

206

*Clause     73,     page     42,     line     25,     at end insert 'but he must inform the person in respect of whom an order was made that he has disclosed a report and to whom he has disclosed it.'.

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Mr David Heath
Dr Evan Harris

180

*Schedule     5,     page     157,     line     19,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   A person to whom a disclosure notice has been given under section 56, whether or not information supplied by that person has been or might be used in legal proceedings.'.

   

Mr David Heath
Dr Evan Harris

181

*Schedule     5,     page     157,     line     19,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   A person to whom an immunity notice has been given under section 65, whether or not information supplied by that person has been or might be used in legal proceedings.'.

   

Mr David Heath
Dr Evan Harris

182

*Schedule     5,     page     157,     line     19,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   A person to whom a restricted use undertaking has been given under section 66, whether or not information supplied by that person has been or might be used in legal proceedings.'.

   

Caroline Flint

52

Schedule     5,     page     157,     line     29,     at end insert—

'6A

(1)

A person who is or has been the Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales.

(2)	A person who is or has been a member of staff of the Crown Prosecution Service for England and Wales.

6B

(1)

A person who is or has been the Director or deputy Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.

(2)	A person who is or has been a person appointed under Article 4(3) of the Prosecution of Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (1972/538 (N.I.1)) to assist the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.

6C

A person who is or has been under the direction and control of the Lord Advocate in the Lord Advocate's capacity as head of the systems of criminal prosecution and investigation of deaths in Scotland.

6D

(1)

A person who is or has been the Director of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions.

(2)	A person who is or has been a member of staff of the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office.'.

   

Caroline Flint

53

Schedule     5,     page     158,     line     2,     after '(b)', insert 'is or'.

   

Caroline Flint

54

Schedule     5,     page     158,     line     6,     after 'who', insert 'is or'.

   

Caroline Flint

55

Schedule     5,     page     158,     line     8,     after 'who', insert 'is or'.

   

Caroline Flint

56

Schedule     5,     page     158,     line     19,     at end insert—

'15A

(1)

A person who is or has been the head of the Civil Recovery Unit, that is to say of the organisation known by that name which acts on behalf of the Scottish Ministers in proceedings under Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29) (civil recovery of the proceeds etc. of unlawful conduct).

(2)	A person who is or has been a member of staff of the Civil Recovery Unit.

15B

(1)

A person who is or has been a person appointed by virtue of section 246(1) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29) as an interim receiver.

(2)	A person who assists or has assisted an interim receiver so appointed in the exercise of such functions as are mentioned in section 247 of that Act.

15C

(1)

A person who is or has been a person appointed by virtue of section 256(1) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29) as an interim administrator.

(2)	A person who assists or has assisted an interim administrator so appointed in the exercise of such functions as are mentioned in section 257 of that Act.

15D

(1)

A person who is or has been the head of the Financial Crime Unit, that is to say of the organisation known by that name which, among other activities, acts on behalf of the Lord Advocate in proceedings under Part 3 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29) (confiscation: Scotland).

(2)	A person who is or has been a member of staff of the Financial Crime Unit.'.

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Prepared 11 Jan 2005